(U) 1962 NORAD CONAD History Jan-Jun.pdf - US Northern ...

the collocation of the remaining four ARADCOMregion headquarters would be good for onl¥-threeor four years.ARADCOM recommended, therefore, that of theremaining four ARADCOM region headquarters the4th and 6th be collocated, but not the ~st and5th. This would cost around two million dollars.NORAD, deciding the anticipated gains in NORADoperational effectiveness were outweighed by thecost, temporary nature, and attendant operationaldisadvantages of mo~ing the 1st and 5th ARADqQMRegion Headquarters, agreed to the ARA~M proposal.NORAD ALTERNATE COMMAND POST MANNINGOn 30 January 1962, the 29th Region sent 'NORAD its proposed plan for manning the NORADAlternate Command Post at Richards-Gebaur AFB,Missouri. The plan called for eight officers, 60airmen, and one civilian, all to be provided byUSAF ADC. NORAD approved the plan on 5 March 1962-.-­ADC;'came' up with four officers and 60 airmen,then asked NORAD for help in providing the remainingfour officers and one civilian. Pointing out --­that the alternate command post was a NORAD operation,ADC said it did not see why it should provideall the manpower. ADC asked NORAD to requireother component forces to share the burden.NORAD thereupon discussed the request withARADCOM and NAVFORCONAD • NAVFORCONAD Q.tfeN!d- ~o ... -:-~...::.-:-;:assistance, but ARADCOM agreed to man the fourremaining officer spaces. NORAD then discussedthis with 29th Region, and learned that it stillfelt that ADC should provide all the manning.29th Region also conveyed this feeling to ADC,whereupon ADC relented and agreed to man the remainingfive spaces. In view of ADC's change ofheart and the Region's insistence on 100% ADC[ 7 ]• " • • t •r. ' " '. •",:"' .